The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called upon the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be transparent about the efforts of its lawyers in the United States to keep certain crucial information regarding President Bola Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University (CSU) hidden from the public.
The PDP contends that the request made by Tinubu’s lawyers to the US District Court of Illinois to withhold these academic details contradicts President Tinubu’s public statements that his academic records are impeccable.
In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja, on Friday, it was stated:
“The PDP recalls that President Tinubu had, in a public function, openly asserted to Nigerians that ‘I was one of those most recruited graduates of my university; multiple honours, First Class Degree and I have the reference point’.
“In view of the above assertion, the PDP therefore holds that the plea by the lawyers that the details of his academic record should not be released is a great disservice to President Tinubu in particular and Nigeria in general.
“This desperation to conceal vital information is consistent with APC’s penchant for trickery and underhand dealings in their transactions with Nigerians, which has heightened under the Abdullahi Ganduje leadership.
“By appointing Dr. Ganduje as its National Chairman, APC further confirms itself as not only being a cesspit of corruption but also as irredeemably given to concealment of depravity, sleaze and mendacious acts.
“The APC must in the least acknowledge the desirability and moral duty placed on it to encourage, insist and ensure that it is transparent with Nigerians and indeed the world.
“Failure to discharge this duty to Nigerians is condemnable.
“The litany of probes, inquiries and investigations which were instituted on various matter without reports under the APC since 2015 validates the above.
“It is clear that the APC is a major threat to our nation’s democracy.
“The PDP calls on all men of goodwill across our country and beyond to stand firm in the defense of democracy, transparency and the Rule of Law in Nigeria, especially at this critical time.”